Memphis Drops High-Scoring Affair Against Charlotte

Wednesday, October 28

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

7-3-5, 2-1-4

Charlotte

8-2-4, 4-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Charlotte	3	1	4
Memphis	3	0	3

Match Notes

Oct 28, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (7-3-5, 2-1-4 American) men's soccer team suffered its first loss of American Conference play, dropping a 4-3 result at home against Charlotte (8-2-4, 4-1-2 American) Wednesday night at the Track and Soccer Complex.

With four goals scored in the opening 13 minutes and six in the first half, the Tigers had an answer for every Charlotte goal before eventually falling on a second-half goal scored by Charlotte's Larry Noel to complete his hat trick and sink the Tigers.

KEY MOMENTS

4' – Charlotte was out to an early lead when a pair of quick passes from Natuski Ogata and Michael Raggett ended up at the feet of Larry Noel.
10' – Memphis rebounded quickly, with a give-and-go between Renan Syrio and Eben McIntyre ending with Syrio's eighth goal of the season.
11' – Noel gave Charlotte its lead back when a shot by Ogata was saved and caromed over to Noel on the wide side of the net.
13' – Memphis made it four goals in 13 minutes when Keanan Bader sent a ball in from a corner kick, with Eben McIntyre rising above everyone in the box to get a head on the shot and score.
24' – Charlotte's Michael Raggett scored his 10^th goal of the season on a slow, rolling shot that found the bottom-left corner.
31' – Memphis goalkeeper Mathias Christensen was substituted out at the next stoppage point at the 31-minute mark after allowing three goals and making three saves.
42' – The Tigers drew level when Keanan Bader scored directly from a free kick.
- With that goal putting the match at 3-3, substitute goalkeeper Logan Haddad would earn the result in the match.
52' – A dangerous ball into the box left Noel open in short space, where he completed his hat trick to help Charlotte regain its lead.
68' – Memphis had a golden opportunity stringing together five shots in the matter of three minutes, including three from point-blank range.
- During the stretch, Charlotte's Tom Carmeli recorded two saves and had one team save as a defender blocked a shot that was on target.
- The sequence went to video review as part of the ball appeared to cross the line while making contact with Charlotte's Carmeli, but review could not determine if the entirety of the ball crossed the line.
75-77' – Opportunities again came in droves for Memphis, with four shots being registered over two minutes.
87-88' – The Tigers again pushed with late chances, having three corners and three shots in the span of two minutes as the clock was winding down, with Miller Lashlee's saved shot being the final of the match.

NOTABLES

Memphis remains in fourth place in the American standings with 10 points and has yet to secure a spot in the conference tournament.
- Memphis can only finish as high as fourth in the final match day of the regular season.
The last time Memphis allowed a hat trick in a match was then No. 2 SMU's Jelldrik Dallman in the American Conference Championship Semifinal.
Now with 36 goals on the season, Memphis has its highest single-season goal output since 2011, when a Mark Sherrod-led Memphis squad scored 37 times, with 19 from Sherrod.
Memphis' 11 multi-goal matches are the most in a season since reaching the same mark during the 2012 campaign.
The Tigers put up 26 shots against the 49ers, the most since recording 30 against Cincinnati in 2015.
Keanan Bader put up another multi-point night, scoring directly from a free kick and assisting on Memphis' second goal of the match, scored by Eben McIntyre.
- Bader now has 13 points on the season, the second most as he's logged five goals and three assists in his senior season.
Eben McIntyre also recorded a multi-point outing, scoring from a corner and assisting on the opening goal to Renan Syrio.
- The goal was McIntyre's first since scoring on Aug. 31 at Butler.
Renan Syrio logged his eight goal of the year, now having scored in four of Memphis' last five matchups.
Miller Lashlee's eight shots in the match were the most since David Zalzman also had eight in a 2017 matchup against Lipscomb.
Logan Haddad appeared for the second match in a row, playing 59 minutes in net, allowing one goal on four shots.
Mathias Christensen took no decision in the match, conceding three times and logging three saves.
Jin Tokishi, Junior Saint Juste and Keanan Bader all featured for a full 90 minutes in the match.
A total of three cards were issued in the match.
- Memphis' associate head coach Tony McManus was shown a yellow for dissent, while Charlotte's Luc Lavielle and Tom Carmeli were issued yellow cards for unsporting behavior and time wasting, respectively.

UP NEXT
Memphis (7-3-5, 2-1-4 American) looks to solidify its position in the conference tournament with a tough matchup on the road against Tulsa (7-4-4, 4-1-2 American), a team in a three-way tie for first place, on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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